EDITORIAL: Workers' comp board favors business

3:36 PM,
Mar. 13, 2013

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The Daily News Journal

The current administration in Nashville and Republican leadership have made no bones about the fact they are trying to make Tennessee an easier place to conduct business.

We recognize and acknowledge the benefits of such actions, and by and large support them. Business-friendly states often see improvements in the job market and reduced tax burdens on citizens.

However, efforts to make a state business friendly can go too far, and we believe HB194, which was recently passed by the Tennessee House's Consumer and Human Resources committee, is doing so. A companion bill, SB 200, also passed ...